Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 July 29

= July 29 =

It it worth anything?
I have found an entire case in my attic of unopened fax machine rolls for the old fax machines where the paper is rolled off a spindle. There are 40 rolls and they're in shrink wrapped plastic, unopened. These must have been obsolete by about 20 years ago. you think they're worth anything because of the age, probable scarcity and because they're unopened?--108.27.102.61 (talk) 19:24, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Type the identifying information into eBay and see if the product is sold there. Bus stop (talk) 19:26, 29 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Not that scarce, I don't think - http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=fax+paper+rolls. Also, I'd question the utility of thermal paper that has been stored in an attic.m -- LarryMac  | Talk  19:28, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh wow. I see they're still selling this stuff. I can't believe anyone still uses it. I guess it's right next to the Apple II Cs, Intellivision game consoles, and 8 inch floppy disk display;-)--108.27.102.61 (talk) 20:12, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
 * this source says that thermal paper needs to be stored below 80F and is still only good for ten years. If the paper is older than ten years or if your attic gets hotter than 80F, I'd just get rid of it, if I were you.  APL (talk) 04:27, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It is easy to test whether the thermal paper can still be written on using a small Magnifying glass as a Burning glass. Playing this way may give you a happy fax life. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 13:02, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Or hit it with a hair dryer. Saw some neat effects done with thermal paper and a hair dryer in one of my photoshop books.  He  iro 19:05, 30 July 2011 (UTC)